At what age? Breakfast with family at Snoqualamie Falls, WA 1971; Monte Cristo sandwich at Churchill's Glendale, CA while shopping with Mom at age 14. Chef Boyce's tasting menu at Montage Resort with Interior Designer friend-fun and fantastic!

My current drink of choice:

Water, wine, V-8

I really wish I could:

Go on a cooking expedition in France with Tyler Florence.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Something Italian - I know it best. But, I have a cache of favorite recipes per friends.

My favorite comfort food:

Mashed potatoes. gnocchi, or when time to make, Tyler Florence's cabbage/potato/bacon casserole.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

I have not eaten out regularly enough in any variety of restuarants for a year as of 1/2010 to say to list 5 favorites.

My most tattered cookbooks:

Prefer hands-on instruction and do so. However, the new "The Best International Recipe" by Cook's Illustrated and James Peterson's "Sauces" are favorites at the moment. Mags and online a source also. Continuing learning with magazines. Started cooking in Home Economics in 1971.